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Tithing Office o r school house on reasonable terms. Councilor Nielson reported purchasing 900 feet of lumber for $27 in homemade goods o r wool at 306 per pound. Sustained. The Auditor was i n s t r u c t e d to issue a warrant in favor of J e n s Nielson for wwl a t 30$ per pound to cover said expense. Andrew Jenson, Water Supervisor, suggested the propriety of putting a bridge across the ditch where i t crosses Franklin S t r e e t , cleaning out City ditches, putting in proper lines on t h e front fence of City luts, a n d putting in flumes a t t h e head of the small water sects where they intersect the main ditch. Nov. 4 , 1878.. .Correspondence from Salt Lake from the Register of the United States Land Office was read concerning land e n t r y b y L . R . Chafiin a s follows: (Land contiguous to Cedar City) "Have investigated the case a n d , in consideration thereof, do recommend that Cedar City be well represented with all proofs necessary to establish all the facts in the case in the S.L.C. Land Office." Also recommended, "that t h e Mayor be authorized to obtain all necessary evidence pertaining t o said case and go to Salt J.ake a n d take such evidence and employ s u c h attorney a s shall be necessary to successfully prosecute said case in t h e S.L.C. Land Office." ( L a t e r , settled out of c o u r t ) Letter read in reference to obtaining a room for t h e Council which was an offer from George P e r r y of a room, f i r e , lights. s e a t s , and table from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. ( 3 h o u r s ) for 75P p e r sitting--or a room with fire and lights. without seats and table, for 50(. Council accepted t h e first proposition. Nov. 18, 1878.. .Petition from t h e Cedar City Co-op Mercantile and Manufacturing Institution asking the privilege to s e t posts on the west side of Main Street for people to tie their horses to. Dec. 2 , 1878.. .Mayor reported administering the oath of office to Charles Heyborne and Kumen Jones a s deputy Marshals f o r Cedar City on the 29th of November, 1878. Dec. 12, 1878.. .Correspondence stated that t h e department will not allow filing on land unless contiguous to t h e City. The Council decided to withdraw their (City's) application to enter land. (Probably Chaffin land) Marshal P a r r y s t a t e d t h a t t h e r e is no place to keep prisoners s a f e and asked the Council to p r e p a r e a place. J a n . 11, 1879.. .City Marshal presented a bill for $1.50 in favor of Richard Aldridge fur making three 'billeys'. (Clubs) March 19, 1879. ..Selectman Hunter presented himself to the

Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City.

Tithing Office o r school house on reasonable terms. Councilor Nielson reported purchasing 900 feet of lumber for $27 in homemade goods o r wool at 306 per pound. Sustained. The Auditor was i n s t r u c t e d to issue a warrant in favor of J e n s Nielson for wwl a t 30$ per pound to cover said expense. Andrew Jenson, Water Supervisor, suggested the propriety of putting a bridge across the ditch where i t crosses Franklin S t r e e t , cleaning out City ditches, putting in proper lines on t h e front fence of City luts, a n d putting in flumes a t t h e head of the small water sects where they intersect the main ditch. Nov. 4 , 1878.. .Correspondence from Salt Lake from the Register of the United States Land Office was read concerning land e n t r y b y L . R . Chafiin a s follows: (Land contiguous to Cedar City) "Have investigated the case a n d , in consideration thereof, do recommend that Cedar City be well represented with all proofs necessary to establish all the facts in the case in the S.L.C. Land Office." Also recommended, "that t h e Mayor be authorized to obtain all necessary evidence pertaining t o said case and go to Salt J.ake a n d take such evidence and employ s u c h attorney a s shall be necessary to successfully prosecute said case in t h e S.L.C. Land Office." ( L a t e r , settled out of c o u r t ) Letter read in reference to obtaining a room for t h e Council which was an offer from George P e r r y of a room, f i r e , lights. s e a t s , and table from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. ( 3 h o u r s ) for 75P p e r sitting--or a room with fire and lights. without seats and table, for 50(. Council accepted t h e first proposition. Nov. 18, 1878.. .Petition from t h e Cedar City Co-op Mercantile and Manufacturing Institution asking the privilege to s e t posts on the west side of Main Street for people to tie their horses to. Dec. 2 , 1878.. .Mayor reported administering the oath of office to Charles Heyborne and Kumen Jones a s deputy Marshals f o r Cedar City on the 29th of November, 1878. Dec. 12, 1878.. .Correspondence stated that t h e department will not allow filing on land unless contiguous to t h e City. The Council decided to withdraw their (City's) application to enter land. (Probably Chaffin land) Marshal P a r r y s t a t e d t h a t t h e r e is no place to keep prisoners s a f e and asked the Council to p r e p a r e a place. J a n . 11, 1879.. .City Marshal presented a bill for $1.50 in favor of Richard Aldridge fur making three 'billeys'. (Clubs) March 19, 1879. ..Selectman Hunter presented himself to the